Phillies Win Game 1 !

You know things are going your way when this happens

reading a book

Called Shantaram about a man's adventures in Mumbai." The past reflects eternally between two mirrors -- the bright mirror of words and deeds, and the dark one, full of things we didn't do or say." I am through 50 pages of 930. I hope I finish it.

Miscellany

The end of a kind of non-productive week. The highlight of yesterday was downloading all 20 volumes of Didn't It Blow Your Mind: Soul Hits of the 70s which contains some good songs but also a lot of bad ones too. My favorite and the reason why I looked originally was Strawberry Letter 23 which I thought might be a good song for my group to do as long as I don't sing it. I also like I can't stand the Rain which would be good for Kim to sing. We have another date at the Mermaid on September 4. I am thinking I am at the end of the line with them. Musical differences .

An obit from the Times which caught my eye. Never heard of the person but he led a interesting life.

I am waiting to see this movie.

30 more Brainsharks to do by Wednesday.

Cool Exhibit

At the Des Moines Art Center. As per my "artist's gimmick" theory of modern art, here is a particularly clever and well executed one by Tara Donovan In addition to admiring the patience it took to create the pieces(e.g. assembling 1 million drinking straws) they are very appealing visually. The museum has a very nice collection of modern art with lots of recognizable names. It was worth the trip.

India Cricket Kit

Here is my Father's day gift from Rachel, purchased in India. I will be wearing in Miami if appropriate. :-)








Back in training for another half marathon. I ran 8 miles this morning. My old age is catching up to me: as I run I get a different ache or pain which makes its way around my body. My knee hurts then it is my Achilles tendon, then it is my arms from holding a position for so long.

A new challenge for me: cryptics crosswords. I have yet to figure one out but maybe I will get the hang of it some day. It is a fallacy that crosswords prevent Alzheimers. It is new and different brain activity which does. So doing crosswords all of the time doesn't qualify as new and different. Or at least that is what I heard on a radio talk show. :-)

July 6

I am reading a biography of Brian Eno, given to me by Jimmy for Father's day.I didn't know that Eno was hit by a taxi cab in London in 1975 and seriously hurt. The book designated the location of the accident so I went to Google Maps to see where it occurred. As usually happens when I go to Google Maps, I explore. I decided to look for where my dad was hit. The image below is the corner where it happened . He was in the street to the left of where the motor cycles are. If you rotate through the view you will see where the pedestrian crossing is and why my brother and I were so mystified as to why he was in the street at that point.


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My sister Patti is on her way to Iraq now. Her family came out to Ft Lewis to visit her before she left. They spent the weekend relaxing in a cabin near Leavenworth which looks like a cute town at least on Google Maps. I saw that is on Rt. 2 which starts in Everett WA and wends its way east to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. I think that would be an interesting road trip to take some time.

July 4th performance

This guy may be playing drums behind us at our gig on July 4th. It is at a picnic at an art center run by his mother . Kids do pottery and make tie-dyed shirts while the adults drink beer, eat and listen to music.

Interesting story in the NYT yesterday.